Hi,
I built my first layout two years ago with the help of this forum (thanks). It’s 300 feet long and in the Sacramento area. I only run remote control trains. I used a form of DG for road bead and after two years, much needs replaced. I didn’t spray any glue/water mix on to the roadbed and that may be my problem. Not only are portions looking bad but more importantly it’s leading to cars coming off the track.
Now that I’m forced to make repairs, I was wondering if a more permanent solution is available. I was considering putting in 4” of concrete and placing the track in the wet concrete. I remember seeing this in an old book I had but I’ve since given it away. This seems like once it dries (assuming the track was laid correctly), no more derailments. Or should it just be free floating on top of the concrete to account for rail growth in the heat?
I could also buy some of the plastic road bed and set that in the concrete and then attach the tracks to it?
In short, what can I do to minimize future track maintenance and avoid trains coming off the track?
Thanks
I built my first layout two years ago with the help of this forum (thanks). It’s 300 feet long and in the Sacramento area. I only run remote control trains. I used a form of DG for road bead and after two years, much needs replaced. I didn’t spray any glue/water mix on to the roadbed and that may be my problem. Not only are portions looking bad but more importantly it’s leading to cars coming off the track.
Now that I’m forced to make repairs, I was wondering if a more permanent solution is available. I was considering putting in 4” of concrete and placing the track in the wet concrete. I remember seeing this in an old book I had but I’ve since given it away. This seems like once it dries (assuming the track was laid correctly), no more derailments. Or should it just be free floating on top of the concrete to account for rail growth in the heat?
I could also buy some of the plastic road bed and set that in the concrete and then attach the tracks to it?
In short, what can I do to minimize future track maintenance and avoid trains coming off the track?
Thanks